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The Concord Daily Tribune
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HEALTH CONDITIONS IMPROV
ING
General speaking, health conditions in
the United States were good during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 192 G, ac
cording to the report of the Surgeon' Gen
eral. In some instances there were in
creases in diseases but as a rule these
diseases always fluctuate and the report
is encouraging by reason of the fact that
it shows a decrease in such diseases as
diphtheria, measles, smallpox, and tu
berculosis. Tire -death rate XvSfg Tower
than for the previous year, being 11.7 per
thousand population in 30 States which
register births and deaths.
Increase in certain diseases, respiratory
for the most part, was caused by an out
break of these the .first
four months of the ypar.
During the calendar year 1915, thirty
six States reported 81,816 cases of diph
theria, which is 17 per cent, less than the
number in 1924. More than 85 per cent,
of the persons who die from this disease
are chcildren less than 10 years old. The
mortality from this disease has been re
duced more than 70 per cent, in the last
25 years. (
Tlhirty-tfoip- States,, (113(762
deaths from influenza and pneumonia dur
ing 1925, which is an increase over the
105,109 deaths during the previous year.
There was a big reduction in the num
ber of measles cases. In 1925 there were
212,000 cases as against 424,000 cases in
1924.
During 1925 thirty-six States having
a population of 93,650,000 reported 26,700
cases of smallpox and 595 deaths and the
year before 39,500 cases and 813 deaths
had been reported. $
The death rate from tuberculosis in 36
States in 1925 was 81.8 per hundred
thousand population. In 1924 in the same
% States the rate was 84.8. This reduction
is a continuation of the general trend of
this disease for at least a quarter of a
cerityry. If the tuberculosis death rate
ofv 1900 (201,9, per hundred, thousand)
Had prevailed in these 36 states dufing
1926; there vrqujd havfe | beeft 189(000';
deaths from this disease, instead of ; 76,-
605 deaths, indicating a saving of more
than 112,000 lives.
Typhoid fever showed some reaction
during 1925 from the improvement which
has been noted for several decades. Thir-
ty-five States reported 36.0Q0 cases of ty
phoid fever during 1925 and 27.000 cases
during 1924. The increase was most
marked in the rural population and small
cities. The cities having 100,000 popula
tion or more showed a very slight aggre
gate increase over 19|4. These large cit
ies usually have better control over food,
water, and milk supplies and better sew
erage systems than the smaller places..
We are making fine progress along
health lines but we are for from the goal.
Especially in the rural sections is there
much work to be done. shj
The Surgeon General states that 84
fper cent, of our rural population is as yet
unprovided .with .adequate official local
; health service, the lack of which causes
loss of human life and earnings estimated
at approximately one billion dollars each
year. During the past year work to es
, tablish full-time County flealth Service
: was carried out in 89 counties in 20
■i States.
WHO KILLED FORSYTHE?
It is said that a notebook containing or
ders for liquor from a number of leading
citizens of Raleigh was found on the
body of one Forsythe, rum runner, whose
death is being investigated in Wake
County.
Captain A. L. Fletcher thinks the peo
ple who bought the rum Sold by Forsythe
are responsible for his death, and ex
pressed his views before a Raleigh civic
club the other day. Those people said to
be listed in the book found on Forsythe’s
body, Captain Fletcher argued, made it
possible foe him to carry on his nefarious
business. They not only made such a
business possible, he argued further, but
they made it profitable and in so doing
drove him to a vocation that ultimately
brought death. It is not Robert Separk,
Robert Stephenson, Harvey Baucom or
Evelyn Britt, all wanted in the case, that
caused his death, Captain Fletcher said.
The responsibility lies with the patrons
served by the man, he argues.
Captain Fletcher said:
“We have a situation in the commun
ity now which involves some rum run
ners—the Forsythe case. It is
no secret that there, is considerable drink
ing in Raleigh; that anybody who wants
liquor can get it. Why? If the liquor bus
iness were not profitable, it would not be
mode, and would not be transported on
our highways.
“The traffic flourishes because it pays—
and it will continue as long as the boot
leggers find a profitable market for tneir
stuff. And where do they find their mar
ket. They don’t find it in the ranks of
the so-called criminal element. ' To say
that they have their market among the
riff-raff is untrue. But they find it among
the folks who stand well in the com
munity, who are members of churches
and fraternal orders, and who occupy
places of leadership in industry and other
business channels. Coroner Waring has
been going about investigating who kill
ed Forsythe, has empanneled a jury that
is trying to make up its mind just who
did it.
“Who killed L. G. (Mighty) Forsythe?
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which contained orders for liquor from
many of the leading citizens of Raleigh.
And yet Coroner Waring tells us he does
not know who killed Forsythe. But For
sythe was killed by the so-called leading
citizens of Raleigh who buy and drink
the liquor of such as Forsythe, Robert
Separk and many others; he was killed
by those who have the money and make
it possible for rum runners and bootleg
gers to make a profit working at such a
rotten trade.
“And there will be no escape from this
situation until the city is aroused to a
full sense of its gravity and takes reme
dial steps. And we (the .Lions) can help
by discussing law enforcement openly
and fearlessly, and by word and example,
presenting to the people the conclusions
we reach in our own councils.”
THERE’S LEADERSHIP SOME
WHERE.
The Democrats are not going to giV«
up the fight on tax reductions. They
plan to circulate a petition asking that the
matter be presented, this being the only
manner by which they can get action now
that the ways and means committee, with
its Republican majority, has Voted to
pigeonhole the bill.
The Republicans didn’t hesitate long
about-the matter. The showdown came
soon and it came with rapidity. Certain
ly there’s leadership among the Republi
cans somewhere in regard to this matter
and we are of the opinion that Secretary
Mellon is really the, power behind the
matter. We would like to think the
President has shown enough interest in
the' matter to take a; determined stand
but his previous actions have been of
such a nature that we cannot conceive of
him directing a maneuver as firm and as
speody as that carried on by the Republi
cans when the bill was-presented to the
committee. '
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NEWSPAPERS WIN VICTORY IN LIBEL
BUIT. ’ ,
R. R. Clark in Greensboro News.
New York newspapers have won a victory in a
libel suit that is of interest to all newspapers. The
question is settled, so {hr as the New York courts
are concerned, that it is the privilege of the news
papers -to publish the contents of offlc'ally filed
complaints instituting suits st taw, without being
subject to action for libel. Which is but another
affirmation 4t the fact that 4 public record is s
public record and the newspapers are privileged
to publish public records. In the case at bar a
complaint was Slid making a serious allegation.
The newspapers published the complaint, which
wa» subsequently withdrawn by the plaintiff, who
fMde
the lower court, but the bifhercourt .sustained the
tights <d the prtm fit a unanimous decision.
?H£ eoNep&fc daily tribune
GAVE THEMSELVES AWAY.
Statesville Dally.
Mr, Doheny denies that he ‘‘had. any misgivings
about the propriety" of h'e loaning Pnll the
.SIOO,OOO, *nd he reminds all and sundry that it
was through his “voluntary tectimony” that die
senate learned of (he transaction. But it will also
be recalled that the senate had- learned prior to
the Doheay voluntary testimony that Fall had
gotten a big bunch of money from some Source
and it was hot on the trnee of that source when
Doheny s-ame fbrwnrd with his explanation. He
eame voluntarily, hut under the circumstances at
. least a portion of the public gained the mpression
that he volunteered in the Rame manner that meu
frequently volunteer for war service—not because
they want to but hecaatse they will have to. they
got in ahead of compulsion and get credit accord
ingly.
Mooreovcr. if the loan were all proper, why
the mutilation of the note? Also Fall’s efforts to
get McLean to lie for him? Whether the loan of
the SIOO,OOO really had any influence on the lease
is locked in the breasts of the parties to the lonpi.
Rut appearances are dead against them : arid the : r
efforts to hide the transaction is overwhelming
1 evidence that they were keenly aware of the con
struction the public would put on it. Whatever
the jury may find, circumstantial evidence of guilt
could hardly be stronger.
THE SIMPLICITY OF CHRIST.
Dearborn Weekly. 1
There was no wild clamor of bells, no great
gathering of notables, no acclaim from vast mul
titudes that night two thousand years ago in the
little hamlet of a Roman province. Instead, the
simple shepherds came, called from their tasks on
the hills roundabout by a Voice they had never
heard before, or never were to hear again. Hills,
bathed in the gloriouß starlight of the East—that
is the scene which rises before our eyes at Christ
mas time—hills, "and white flocks grazing on
their slopes, and a soft, fragrant breeze, and here
aud there the tinkle of a bell. And then the
manger, lowly and humble, the abode of benets of
burden. - . "
He was not welcomed by the world, but He
brought welcome into the world. He was attack
ed and persecuted and put. to death, but He
brought a message of peace and good cheer and
forgiveness. His very simplicity was used by His
enemies to ridicule Him, but this simplicity be
came in time the foundation stone of Christianity.
And in this simplicity of Christ, which comes
so close to the heart of man at Christmas time,
lies the solution of all the prievoue problems
which vex mankind.
ONE OR TIIE OTHER.
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Charlotte News. •
Evidently prohibition is working rather effectu
ally toward the eradication of confirmed drunken
ness, or all the old soaks have died out and tlie
modern drinkers enn't stand enough of the fret*
poison' available in these times to stay very lonjg
at one time on a tear.
Here is one evidence of that, at least:
The Washington Home in Chicago, established
in 1863 for the cure of drunkards, lias closed.
When asked for the reason. William C. Ilollastor
says the home was established for the cure of al
coholic patients. Nearly 300.000 such persoits
have been treated .in the home since the Civil War.
As many as 300 were there at a time. Two years
ago the number dwindlled to a dozen, and they
moved to a smaller home. Seven patients wore
receiving treatment January 1, and eight on .Til*
30th.
This hardly accords with the frequent statj
jacpi>,JTaU‘ttM.e JioHOr. apd worse liquor is nqgt
dnmc than during license time*.
' A REAL TRAGEDY.
/
Raleigh News and Observer.
It !r sensational news when a man trusted by
religious bodies proves unworthy of the trust re
posed in him, because it so seldom happens in
any Christian Clulreh, but none is proof against
it. The lowering of standards and the extrava
gance of the ddy make temptations to take what
belongs to others more difficult to resist. And yet
099 out of every 1,000 men entrusted with church
funds are superior to the temptation. It is par
ticularly reprehensible that the fund raised by
Southern Baptists for foreign missionary work
should be filched by the treasurer of the fund. The
church will lose $37,000 by the defalcation of
Treasurer Saunders, but President McDaniel took
the proper course in making the matter public
and issuing a call to the generous membership of
his church for the good cause. They will respond
to his: “Our people must not waver on account of
this tragedy. God still reigns and Christ’s com
mand to evangelize is still imperative.”
MR. GRIST’S CHOICE.
High Point Enterprise.
Mr. Grist, commissioner of labor and printing, is
running General John J. Pershing for the presi
dency of the United States—on the democratic
ticket, Perhaps it would be difficult to get the
commander of the A. E. F. to run for the presi
dency at all, but to get him to run on the demo
cratic ticket is a task the contemplation of which
ought to weary even a commissioner of labor and
printing. While looking for candidates to run on
the democratic ticket for President, Mr. Grist
should not overlook Dawes and that sterling New
Englander, Cal Coolidge. Both seem to have in
dicated about as definite a desire to line np with
thet democratic party as General Pershing. Why
play favorites?
EDUCATION PAYS TAXES. I
WilVamston Enterprise. ,
Educated people can pay taxes easier than sav
ages. If we had spent more for education years i
ago, taxes today would not be a burden. i
We hope this movement to retrench is not a 1
movement to hold back the (‘common herd” in or- i
der to make a higher clqss and a lower class citi
zenship. An educated Constituency is democracy's
greatest asset and demagogism's greatest enemy.
BUT A WAY MUST BE FOUND.
Asheville Times.
We read in some of the dispatches from Raleigh
that the .people are determined to have more prog
ress in roods and education, but that they are
-equally determined not to have any increase in
taxes. Looks like a meeting' of an irresistible
force and an immovable body.
Near Bodmin, in Cornwall, England, is a t
granite cross known as the Prior’* Cross, bearing
the figure of a hook and crook, commemorating'
the privilege which allowed the destitute to gather |
firewood in Dunmere Wood in the 16th Century, j
Such wood had to be collected from boughs atid
branches which cOuld be reached with a hook and
crook— a stipulation which gave rise to the phrase
still used, “by book or crook.”
When t man applies for a license to drive an
automobile in Duileld. New Zetland, he is taken
to a small yard dotted wit* tall cans and ordered
to steer an irregular <?quwe through them to tbe
opposite side. This accomplished successfully, he
is bidden to repeat hia trip in reverse gear* *...
The American coin called the ‘‘nickel’’ is eeventy
flve per cent, copper. .
*EW DUKE DAY 18
WIDELY OBSERVED
Professor Flowers of Durham Rinds
From Ben of actor's Indenture.
Durham. Dee-. 13.—Instituting
what will hereafter be a regular holi
day at the University, students and
alumni of Duke celebrated “Duke
University Day” on Saturday. De
eember.lt. special programs being
presented here and in other erties
throughout this State" and other
States. The date, marking the all
important day in the history of Duke
University, was the anniversary ot
the signing of the indenture creating
the plans for present and future de
velopment of th<r institution bearing
the Duke family name. Through the
Philanthropy of the late James B.
Duke. Trinity Collegp became a part
of the present Duke University, and
it'was for this reason that the sot:s
and daughters of the institution will
recognize December 11 with special
celebrations- and services each year.
I‘rof R. li.,iFlowers, secretary and
treasurer of Duke University nnd
vice-president in the department of
business administration, in a stirring
address to the student body declared
that the officers 6f the institution
would never be recreant to the trust
placed in them by the great bene
factor. nnd read a parr of the docu
ment which, he stated, will come to
mean so much to educational ad
vancement 'throughout the South
within a few years. An address by
Dr. Edmund I). Soper, dean of the
Duke school of religion, and a short
talk by Willis Smith, Raleigh attor
ney. featured the banquet held by
the alumni of Durham county and
adjoining counties in the Washing
ton Duke Hotel at 6:30 Saturday
evening.^
An Enduring Force.
“Buildings, endowment nnd re
sources do not make a great and en
during university," Professor Flow
ers asserted in liis address. “The
life, the spirit, the incentive must
be carried wherever men and women
toil at the problems of life. To in
spire students to have a part in the
groat, constructive task of life, to
arouse hope and courage—that is
what makes an institution of learn
ing, established on a firm basis, n
great and enduring force in human
society. This institution has a long
and honorable history of high ideals
and aspirations. Twenty-five years
ago I never dreamed of what it
might grow into. Now it must begin
to minister not only to the youth of
our section, but also to that of the
whole country.”
Declaring that it was a challenge
to every student, officer, trustees nnd
faculty, member. Professor Flowers
read from the indenture a section in
which James B. Duke expressed his
wishes for the j university. “When
te trustees accepted Mr. Duke's gift
under the terms of the indenture of
December 11, 1624.” he said, “they
also accepted the injunctions, obliga
tions and responsibilities of adminis
tering the institution according to
the standards set forth.” The follow
ing excerpt was read:
Duke’s Purpose
“I. have selected Duke University
as one of the principal objects of
this trust because I recognize that
education, when conducted along sane
and practical, as opposed to dogmatic
and theoretical, lines, is next to re
ligion, the greatest civilizing in
fluence. I requeue that this institu
tion secure for its officers, trustees
and faculty men of such outstanding
character, ability and vision as will
insure its attaining and maintaining
a place of real leadership in the
educational world, and that great
core and discrimination be exercised
in admitting as students only those
whose previous records shows a
character, determination and appli
cation evincing a wholesome and
real ambition for life. And I advise
that the courses at this institution
be arranged, first, with special refer
ence to the training of preachers,
teachers, lawyers and physicians, be
cause these are most in the public
eye. nnd by precept and example can
do most to uplift mankind; and,
second, to instruction in chemistry,
economies nnd history, especially the
lives of the great of earth, because I
believe that such subjects will most
help to develop our resources, in
crease our wisdom nnd promote hu
man happiness.” '
.
Wild Oee.se as Missionaries.
Negroes in Atlanta found ft mes
sage from the Bible attached to the
legs of a wild goose and immediately
a religious revival was inaugurated
such as Georgia communities had not
witnessed for many years. Then nn
otihcr goose bearing n Bible quota
tion was brought down and word
came from the north thht an Indian
settlement in the Hudson bay coun
try was aroused by a similar occur
ence. That fanned the flames of re
vival until the revival was red hot.
Surely the world was coming to an
end, the Negroes told one another-
But one Jack Miner, who lives
near Windsor, Ontario, had to go
and spoil the wonderful story. He
let it be known that the geese nil
came from bis 30,000 acre farm. As
many as 9,600 wild geese visited
Miner’s farm during the past year.
He enticed them by mearm of sever-i
al Canada geese whose wings he clip-,
pud, which he keeps on the place as
decoys. Last year it took more than
4000 bushels of corn on the cob and
nearly 7000 bushels of shelled com
to Iced the visitors. Whistling swans
nnd various other birds also 'vist the
Miner farm- Miner was interested to
know the range of birds during their
migrations so he tagged many of the
wild geese and later had messages
I from the Bible printed on these tags.
“Who knows into whose hands
these messages will fall and what ef
| feet they will have?” he reasoned,
"W}ld geese may be turned into mis
' sionaries.” And it seems that they
have been.
Thej Lost AH Their Fish.
Thorn Henderson. 17 years old,
and bis sister, Edith, 16, were fish
ing with their father and six other
men three miles from the Ocean
City, N. J:. shore. Their 40-foot boat
hit a' sand bar and it capsized. Ever
yone grabbed hold ot the boat l>ut it
was apparent that they could not
hold on forever. Help must be sum
moaed. Ho Thom and Edith decided
to swim to ahore, folly clothed and
HEADED TOWARD A SOLUTION PERHAPS
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notify the life guards. g
Thorn 'readied shore first and i
three motor boats were manned and |
put to sea. A few hundred yards out fl
they Edith swimming toward the I
shore. The guards wanted to stop 1
nnd pick her up but the girl shouted: |
“Don't stop, I'm all right. Go out K
get the rest of them.” And with a |
wave of her hand she continued on j
toward the bench. The guards reach- |
cd the overturned pout just in time. ]
The seven men clinging to the keel g
were all near exhaustion. |
C. W. Chen, who nolds the nation- |
al pole vault, championship of Chinn. I
is now n star on the track team at I
Norwick University, Northfield, Vt. {
, While a_ xtudejit at 'JJdpn Hua Cob 4
lege in China he is said to have clear
ed the bar at 11 feet 6 inches.
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Why Our Furniture
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No, it it not really new furniture. It Imh
new because Jack and I spent a few chummy
evenings last week giving some of our aid
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paints. Why don’t you and Click try it?" ■]
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